Abdul Razzaq on Shaheen Afridi and Bumrah Pakitan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is suffering from a knee injury. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah has not recovered from the stress fracture of the back. India and Pakistan are hopeful that both the players will be fit soon to represent the national team.
Abdul Razzaq on Shaheen Afridi and Bumrah. Two of the world's legendary fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi have been out for a long time due to injury and both are expected to return to competitive cricket soon. Afridi is suffering from a knee injury while Bumrah is suffering from a back injury. Both India and Pakistan are hopeful that these players will soon regain their fitness and return to the national team.
Afridi's knee injury ruled him out of the Asia Cup 2022, in which Pakistan was the runners-up. However, the left-arm pacer made a comeback in the T20 World Cup in Australia, where Pakistan again finished runners-up. Afridi's injury was aggravated during the T20 World Cup and he was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah is out for a long time due to a back injury. Bumrah was also ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to this injury and is currently rehabbing at the NCA in Bengaluru. Comparing these two fast bowlers, former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has given a provocative statement. Razzaq said in a conversation with a news channel, 'Shaheen Afridi is much better than Jaspreet Bumrah. Bumrah is nowhere close to Shaheen's level.
By the way, this is not the first time that Razzaq has made such a statement about Bumrah. In 2019, Razzaq called Bumrah a baby bowler and also said that if he was playing, he would have completely dominated the Indian bowler. Razzaq then said in a conversation with Cricket Pakistan, 'I played against or with legendary bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram. So I have Bumrah baby bowler in front of me and I would easily hit his balls or dominate him completely.
Talking about Bumrah and Afridi, the Pakistan pacer was seen bowling in the nets. The left-arm pacer is expected to make a comeback in the Pakistan Super League starting February 13. At the same time, the BCCI does not want to make any haste regarding the return of Bumrah. Bumrah has been selected for the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will begin on February 9.
